2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sugar Sweetened Beverages

During the past 30 days, how often did you drink regular soda or pop that contains sugar?
Do not include diet soda or diet pop.

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 or more times per day 1-6 times per week Less than once a week Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,100 624 20.8 18.8-23.0 687 23.9 21.8-26.2 447 14.1 12.5-15.9 1,342 41.2 38.8-43.6
GENDER
Male 1,292 316 25.4 22.2-28.9 306 25.6 22.3-29.3 182 13.0 10.6-15.7 488 36.0 32.5-39.7
Female 1,808 308 16.9 14.4-19.7 381 22.5 19.9-25.3 265 15.1 12.9-17.5 854 45.6 42.4-48.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,845 319 20.2 17.8-22.8 344 21.4 18.8-24.2 260 13.7 11.8-15.9 922 44.7 41.7-47.8
Non-Hispanic Black 555 111 20.6 16.4-25.6 157 27.1 22.5-32.3 87 16.5 12.6-21.2 200 35.8 30.6-41.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 302 *** *** *** 64 16.5 9.3-27.7 39 8.8 3.4-21.1 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 97 *** *** *** 25 18.7 11.3-29.3 17 15.4 7.9-27.9 *** *** ***
Hispanic 262 53 23.4 16.6-32.0 89 38.2 30.9-46.0 36 10.3 7.0-14.8 84 28.1 22.0-35.2
AGE
18-34 497 108 26.1 21.0-31.9 167 34.1 29.1-39.5 84 15.6 11.9-20.2 138 24.2 19.9-29.0
35-44 447 121 27.5 22.3-33.4 115 23.1 18.4-28.4 67 14.5 11.0-19.0 144 34.9 29.0-41.2
45-54 497 112 18.2 14.0-23.4 111 22.4 17.8-27.7 76 17.1 12.6-22.9 198 42.3 36.2-48.6
55-64 624 132 21.0 16.7-26.2 119 21.6 16.4-27.9 70 11.5 8.6-15.3 303 45.8 40.1-51.7
65-74 560 94 13.4 10.0-17.6 101 19.9 15.4-25.3 83 13.3 10.0-17.4 282 53.4 47.6-59.2
75+ 432 56 14.2 9.9-20.0 69 16.5 11.7-22.9 60 11.0 7.6-15.6 247 58.3 51.1-65.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 244 64 22.4 16.2-30.1 67 29.1 20.9-39.0 31 14.5 8.6-23.3 82 34.0 26.0-43.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 651 176 28.4 23.5-33.7 154 26.3 22.0-31.0 85 12.0 9.2-15.5 236 33.4 28.7-38.5
Some Post-H.S. 908 223 22.8 19.3-26.8 196 23.8 20.2-27.9 120 13.2 10.5-16.3 369 40.2 35.9-44.6
College Graduate 1,283 159 11.9 9.6-14.6 268 20.0 17.5-22.9 208 16.6 14.2-19.4 648 51.5 47.9-55.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,050 231 20.7 17.5-24.4 220 20.6 17.5-24.1 142 15.0 11.9-18.8 457 43.7 39.4-48.0
No 2,024 389 20.8 18.3-23.6 462 25.6 22.9-28.5 300 13.6 11.8-15.6 873 39.9 37.0-42.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 355 62 17.6 13.0-23.4 87 24.6 19.0-31.1 46 10.2 7.1-14.5 160 47.6 40.4-54.8
Non-Veteran 2,740 562 21.2 19.0-23.6 597 23.8 21.5-26.2 400 14.5 12.8-16.5 1,181 40.4 37.9-43.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,643 373 24.1 21.2-27.2 391 24.7 22.0-27.6 238 13.3 11.5-15.5 641 37.9 34.8-41.1
Unemployed 132 31 23.9 15.7-34.7 34 24.7 16.7-34.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 911 137 14.9 11.9-18.5 153 19.0 14.7-24.1 137 12.7 10.1-15.8 484 53.4 48.4-58.4
Unable to Work 243 60 18.1 12.1-26.4 60 29.5 21.5-38.9 16 9.2 3.8-20.6 107 43.2 34.0-52.9
Other not in Labor Force 154 22 17.4 9.6-29.5 43 27.9 20.1-37.3 31 25.3 17.1-35.8 58 29.4 21.5-38.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 42 25.5 17.0-36.2 *** *** *** 13 11.5 5.6-22.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 207 49 23.4 15.2-34.3 *** *** *** 28 12.5 7.5-20.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 278 64 22.7 15.7-31.6 71 31.9 24.4-40.6 39 13.2 7.6-21.9 104 32.1 24.9-40.3
$35,000- 49,999 374 91 28.8 22.4-36.2 88 25.7 19.8-32.7 56 13.8 9.7-19.3 139 31.7 26.0-38.0
$50,000-74,999 416 98 24.4 19.1-30.7 91 23.2 18.3-29.0 59 15.2 10.7-21.2 168 37.1 31.1-43.5
$75,000-100,000 326 58 20.8 14.1-29.5 69 24.3 17.6-32.6 59 17.8 12.9-23.9 140 37.1 30.4-44.4
$100,000-150,000 347 51 15.1 10.7-21.0 87 25.6 20.2-31.9 51 15.0 10.6-20.7 158 44.3 37.4-51.4
$150,000+ 334 44 12.6 8.8-17.8 57 16.2 11.9-21.6 46 14.6 10.5-19.9 187 56.6 49.7-63.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 693 127 18.9 15.2-23.3 146 20.8 17.1-25.2 96 12.5 9.6-16.0 324 47.8 42.5-53.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 237 74 28.0 19.5-38.5 62 25.2 18.5-33.3 26 14.4 8.0-24.4 75 32.4 24.0-42.0
101% to 150% 189 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 12.5 7.7-19.7 63 25.4 17.8-34.8
151% to 200% 234 61 24.8 17.7-33.5 60 28.5 21.1-37.3 33 15.8 9.4-25.2 80 30.9 23.6-39.4
More than 200% 1,678 293 18.9 16.3-21.8 355 23.0 20.3-26.0 252 14.7 12.6-17.0 778 43.5 40.3-46.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 693 127 18.9 15.2-23.3 146 20.8 17.1-25.2 96 12.5 9.6-16.0 324 47.8 42.5-53.0
HOUSING
Own 2,165 408 19.7 17.3-22.3 422 20.7 18.3-23.4 306 13.8 11.9-15.9 1,029 45.8 42.8-48.8
Rent 694 153 21.4 17.2-26.4 204 32.0 27.5-36.9 97 14.4 10.9-18.8 240 32.1 27.6-37.0
Other arrangement 211 61 31.7 23.5-41.2 53 31.9 24.1-40.9 38 15.6 10.7-22.3 59 20.8 14.9-28.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 886 118 16.0 12.9-19.7 218 26.9 23.4-30.8 153 16.1 13.3-19.3 397 41.0 37.0-45.1
Regional City or Suburban County 740 140 21.4 17.5-25.9 158 22.8 18.6-27.7 92 12.2 9.1-16.1 350 43.6 38.7-48.6
Rural 1,474 366 24.3 21.1-27.9 311 22.3 19.2-25.7 202 13.9 11.5-16.6 595 39.5 35.8-43.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,063 287 25.1 21.1-29.5 243 22.2 18.8-26.0 137 12.8 10.2-16.0 396 39.9 35.4-44.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 901 177 21.9 18.5-25.8 202 27.0 22.9-31.6 118 12.6 10.1-15.6 404 38.5 34.3-42.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,136 160 17.4 14.4-20.9 242 22.6 19.6-26.0 192 16.0 13.3-19.1 542 43.9 40.2-47.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 907 135 18.4 15.0-22.3 184 22.1 18.7-26.0 150 15.1 12.4-18.3 438 44.4 40.2-48.7
2nd Quartile 759 142 21.2 17.4-25.5 180 26.5 22.3-31.2 95 12.6 9.6-16.2 342 39.8 35.2-44.5
3rd Quartile 828 153 20.4 17.0-24.4 180 23.7 20.1-27.8 124 14.9 12.0-18.3 371 40.9 36.6-45.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 606 194 28.3 21.9-35.7 143 21.9 17.1-27.6 78 13.5 9.5-19.0 191 36.3 29.3-44.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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